Originally Posted by The4BellsLondon

No. Most downtown Van hairdressers, including T & G, employ people that have gone thru AXIS training. So no fantastic T & G 's here - although the manager is my personal hairstylist>

Toni and Guy are big in Uk but have made v little impact over here , they did have 2 salons in Van, now only one, Essensuals opened for a while and that shut. There is still the "London school of hairdressing and aesthetics".

I shopped around until I found my HD by word of mouth, I now have 2 who I alternate between, both work from home , de[pending on availability.

Originally Posted by Editha

If you can actually cut hair, PLEASE come to Edmonton Alberta. Five years here and I still haven't found anyone who can cut hair properly. My standards have fallen, so now I just count myself lucky if the cutter uses scissors, as opposed to a razor or electric clippers (that one was scary).

Originally Posted by snorkmaiden

I know two good Brit hairdressers here. Both of them are members of the Brit Expats in Edmonton Facebook page. One works at Spasation on Calgary Trail, and one at an Aveda Salon in Leduc.

Originally Posted by castra

It took me a long time to find a barber in Canada who I considered semi competent. I'm no expert, but I would suspect cutting my hair isn't the biggest challenge - Two grade clipper on the sides & number three on top.

In spite of that, I received some seriously bad scalping's in the early days. They really were butchers. What pissed me off - They cut it how 'they thought' it should be cut, not how I asked.

The first woman who cut my hair was so busy yapping to her colleague, she slipped with the razor. - "Oh sorry about that, it'll grow back in a few days"!! Totally unfazed by her screwup!

I never returned there again........

Originally Posted by hairdresser

Hiya, I am 23 year old hairdresser. I am currently living in portugal. I trained in the uk and have my NVQ 1 and 2. I have been in the industry for the last 7 years. I have been doing alot of research on canada and decided that vancouver is the place i would like to be. I am planning to get a working holiday visa for 1 year to see what it is like, as i havent been to canada before. My boyfriend would also be coming he is a barman. I would be grateful if anyone could provide me and info on the following:
-Applying for the Working holiday visa.
-would i stand a chance at getting a skilled visa if i decided to stay.
-how to get the red seal for my nvq qualifications/ is it expensive/ how long does it take.
- what is it like working as a hairdresser in vancouver.

etc. thanks

Originally Posted by hairdresser

Hiya, I am 23 year old hairdresser. I am currently living in portugal. I trained in the uk and have my NVQ 1 and 2. I have been in the industry for the last 7 years. I have been doing alot of research on canada and decided that vancouver is the place i would like to be. I am planning to get a working holiday visa for 1 year to see what it is like, as i havent been to canada before. My boyfriend would also be coming he is a barman. I would be grateful if anyone could provide me and info on the following:
-Applying for the Working holiday visa.
-would i stand a chance at getting a skilled visa if i decided to stay.
-how to get the red seal for my nvq qualifications/ is it expensive/ how long does it take.
- what is it like working as a hairdresser in vancouver.

etc. thanks

Originally Posted by PMM

Hi i have recently researched this... unfortunatly it is the case. Our plan now is to go back to the uk for 8 months to earn some more money. After that go to canada and try to get a temp work permit. Then if we like it we can look into getting a permanent one.


1. Assuming you are a UK citizen, you know that if you have been outside the UK for 18 months in the past 3 years, you are not eligible for an IEC (working holiday visa)?

Originally Posted by snowcandy

Please come to Alberta!

Prices are cheaper here than in the UK, paying about $50 for a ladies cut and blow dry, in the UK was paying 50 quid. Colour prices are about the same. But I can't find a hairdresser I really like and trust to cut my hair

Hairdressers are all a bit too scissor happy for my liking and I'm leaving ages between cuts now, where I used to go every 6 weeks. I have even resorted to trimming my FRINGE myself because they just can't cut my FRINGE how I want it.

Some of the stylists at my local salon are a bit scary looking too

Going to the hairdressers used to be a relaxing and pleasant experience and you would come out feeling good...it's now rather like a trip to the dentist only cheaper